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Nearly $1B in IRS refunds about to be forfeited
An IRS legal deadline looms in April to claim more than $950 million in 2012 federal tax refunds. An estimated 1 million-plus taxpayers risk losing their share of the funds because they haven’t yet filed the tax returns… Read More.
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IRS forces local Tea Party to continue limbo dance
It is an abuse-of-power dance nobody wants to get asked to. But in 2009 the Internal Revenue Service held out a bamboo pole and forced the Albuquerque Tea Party to limbo. Read More.
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Senate Panel Pushes IRS to Fix Cybersecurity Problems
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s recent failures to protect taxpayer information from cybercriminals. The hearing probed … Read More.
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IRS Finds ‘Get Transcript’ Data Breach Was More Widespread
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that an investigation into last year’s data breach in the online Get Transcript application revealed it affected hundreds of thousands more taxpayers than originally believed. Read More.
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IRS and EPA honchos receive public service awards. No… seriously.
You can keep clicking on this link as many times as you like and refreshing the page but it’s not going to redirect you to a story from The Onion. Read More.
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Positive effect of FairTax® on jobs, trade and government spending
Although the FairTax® — H.R.25/ S.155 — is a national consumption tax on new goods and services and government spending and will eliminate all federal taxes on income and investment … Read More.
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Support urged for the Fair Tax Act
Whenever I see an article about corporations not paying their “fair share” of taxes or that the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, I always wonder why it is never pointed out … Read More.
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Explaining the ‘Fair Tax’
Since politicians are discussing their plans for tax reform, this is a good time to mention one of the possibilities. Read More.
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Top Republican to IRS: You say you’re broke. How can you afford 700 new employees?
The chairman of a powerful House committee is demanding to know how IRS chief John Koskinen has found the money to hire up to 700 enforcement staffers when he told … Read More.
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IRS Adds 700 Ways To Audit, So Don’t Delete Emails Or Wipe Hard Drives
IRS is adding 700 audit and enforcement personnel to increase your chances of a tax audit. Some Republicans say this hiring news means the endless budget requests from IRS Commissioner … Read More.
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IRS Chief Blames Poor Customer Service, Data Hacks on Healthcare Reform
Both cybersecurity and customer service at the Internal Revenue Service have suffered because of Obamacare, the agency’s head said in remarks to Congress on Thursday. Read More.
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Republican Members Present Proposals for Fundamental Tax Reform
On March 22nd, Members of the Tax Policy Subcommittee, led by Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), held the first in a series of hearings on how policymakers should fundamentally reform … Read More.
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It’s Past Time To End The IRS’ Reign Of Terror
Corruption: A federal court has harshly judged the IRS for harassing conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. We hope this brings far more trouble … Read More.
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Rep. Billy Long: We need the Fair Tax
Earlier this month, President Obama tallied what some are calling a “major victory” when the U.S. Treasury announced new rule proposals, which resulted in the termination of U.S. drug maker … Read More.
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Don’t Book That Caribbean Vacation If You Owe The IRS…
The FAST Act, enacted on December 5, 2015, allows the IRS, for the first time, to share information with the State Department. Read More.